South Carolina Senate Bill 153 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 29 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-29 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-183
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE TO ENACT THE "HOME INVASION PROTECTION ACT", BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-395 TO ESTABLISH THE OFFENSES OF HOME INVASION IN THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DEGREES, AND TO PROVIDE GRADUATED PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, RELATING TO VIOLENT OFFENSES, TO INCLUDE HOME INVASION, FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, RELATING TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, TO INCLUDE AS A SEPARATE STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED IN THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE DEATH PENALTY SHOULD BE IMPOSED, A MURDER COMMITTED WHILE IN THE COMMISSION OF THE OFFENSE OF HOME INVASION IN THE FIRST DEGREE.

A Bill To Amend The 1976 Code To Enact The "home Invasion Protection Act", By Adding Section 16-11-395 To Establish The Offenses Of Home Invasion In The First, Second, And Third Degrees, And To Provide Graduated Penalties; To Amend Section 16-1-60, Relating To Violent Offenses, To Include Home Invasion, First And Second Degree; And To Amend Section 16-3-20, Relating To The Punishment For Murder, To Include As A Separate Statutory Aggravating Circumstance Which May Be Considered In The Determination Of Whether The Death Penalty Should Be Imposed, A Murder Committed While In The Commission Of The Offense Of Home Invasion In The First Degree.

Sen. George Campsen [R]

Sen. John Knotts [R]

Sen. Phil Leventis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-29		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-183
2009-04-29		Introduced and read first time HJ-183
2009-04-29		Read third time and sent to House SJ-7
2009-04-28		Read second time SJ-27
2009-04-23		Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-32
2009-04-22		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-6
2009-01-23		Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-144
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time SJ-144
2008-12-10		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-10		Prefiled

H3440 (Similar To) 2009-02-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-14

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	11	395	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	3	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=153&session=118